AIDS is a special disease of acquired immune deficiency. It is caused by the infection of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), therefore it is called Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. The major clinical manifestations are fever, night sweating, emaciation, lassitude, cough, diarrhea, rash, generalized lymphadenectasis, etc. The disease is a new type of infectious disease which has caught the greatest attention in the world today. As its mortality rate is extremely high and the two-year survival rate is less than 30%, it is known as the "super cancer" and the "new pestilence in the 20th century". he disease is transmitted by way of sexual intercourse, injection, mother-to-infant, etc. Its incubation period is several months to half a year, and even as long as seven years. When the virus attacks the immune system of the human body, it completely destroys the immune function and makes the human body lose its resistance against various kinds of viruses, bacteria, protozoa and fungi, therefore aids patients easily die of various kinds of infections.

Western medicine and Chinese medicine are different. People agree to say: Western medicine is standardized and evidence-based, while Chinese medicine is experience-based. Western medicine uses a reductive and analytical approach, while Chinese medicine uses an inductive and synthetic approach. Western medicine is a pure science, while Chinese medicine is more of a healing art. In any case, both have their own advantages. Perhaps you are unfamiliar with TCM, yet it is not important at all. If you have been suffering from a disease for a long time, and you have tried many ways of western medicine but failed to cure the disease, so it is suggested that you change your mind to try TCM. We try what we can to help you with the disease by Chinese medicine. So, here we present you some useful, practical but fresh information from TCM point of view. By doing so, we hope you could understand better how TCM diagnoses and treats a disease, how effectively TCM treats a disease.